H0468 H0468
Elizur ('my God is a rock'), a Reubenite leader during the wilderness period.
A theophoric personal name meaning 'my God is a rock,' borne by the chief of the tribe of Reuben during the wilderness wanderings. The name combines 'El' (God) with 'tsur' (rock), echoing the confession of Deuteronomy 32:4 that God is the Rock. Elizur appears exclusively in Numbers (1:5; 2:10; 7:30, 35; 10:18) in census lists and tribal offering records, always in his capacity as Reuben's appointed leader.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The proper name Elizur, identifying the son of Shedeur and tribal chief of Reuben. His name, 'my God is a rock,' belongs to a family of tsur-compound names (cf. Tsuriel, Tsuri-shaddai) expressing trust in God's stability. All five occurrences in Numbers place him in official tribal functions: the census (1:5), camp arrangement (2:10), tabernacle dedication offerings (7:30, 35), and marching order (10:18). 5×
AR["أَلِيصُورُ", "إِلِيصُورَ"]·ben["ইলীষূর", "ইলীষূরের", "ইলীসূর"]·DE["Elizur"]·EN["Elizur"]·FR["Élitsur"]·heb["אליצור"]·HI["एलीसूर"]·ID["Elizur"]·IT["Elisur"]·jav["Èlizur", "Élizur"]·KO["엘리술"]·PT["'Elitsur"]·RU["Элицур", "Элицура"]·ES["Elisur", "Elizur"]·SW["Elisuri"]·TR["Elisur", "Elitsur", "Elitsur'un"]·urd["الیصور"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† אֱלִיצוּר n.pr.m. (צור Rock is God, cf. Dt 32:4; v. also צוּרִיאֵל) chief of Reuben Nu 1:5; 2:10; 7:30, 35; 10:18.